Alyssa's PoV:

It's 8 PM already, Emily and I  got carried on with our studies.

"We should go and eat" I proposed while Emily nodded happily at me. I put my hair in a ponytail and placed my glasses on the top of my head "Let's go then"

"Yay! I am really hungry" she said as we walked downstairs, but my smile was ripped out of my face when I saw two shadows on my kitchen. I can't believe they are here too.

"Oh look you live here too" My brothers joked as we realized we were walking down the stairs

"Ah ah" I faked a laugh " does your pizza have clowns in it?"

"Probably want some?" He said waving the slice of pizza in his hand. I rolled my eyes got both our pizzas and placed them in the oven with Emily's help.

My brother was eating like a bulldog on the kitchen aisle while Mason was quietly eating. See... I told you, it's like he lives here. It's annoying.

"Can't you eat slower?" I asked my brother as I watched the way he ate so abruptly

"Can't you stop annoying me?" he said with his mouth full, I rolled my eyes at him

"I was thinking " I started

"You? What's new?" Aiden joked again

"I am going to ignore that stupid comment"

"Suit yourself"

"I was thinking maybe you and Emily should know each other a bit more I am afraid that Regina might question you about your girlfriend and you can't keep adding up lies," I told them

"Sure... what should I know? Favorite color? Favorite food ?" Aiden asked

"What is this a trivia quest?"  I asked dumbfounded at how my brother didn't understand a thing about dating

"Do you know anything about dating?"

"Sex and dates, of course, I know," he said truthfully while Mason chuckled at his word

"Don't you dare to laugh at him, he will think that he is funny" I threatened Mason

"What you are asking of your brother is almost impossible. He has no common sense around that matter" Mason explained to me

"Don't you see mom and dad? They are a good example" I tried to explain while I watched my brother's face twirling around thinking

"Isn't that what they do sex and dates?"

"I swear I could just kill you now," I said slamming the kitchen counter

" You have to at least know the person a bit more. What your sister is saying is not nuts, she has a point. You barely know Emily and vice versus, knowing Regina she will go to the minimal details to find out if you are dating since this relationship seems so made up like it is" Mason explained Aiden, look at him. He is on my side for once.

"Fine, what should I know then? What do you like Emily? or don't like? I don't know " he asked unfazed while Emily seemed quite disappointed

"You know what I think it's better if he just goes on with the lies... I will keep them in mind" Emily said while taking the plates for us in a way that I had never seen her before, was she mad? No no... Emily doesn't get mad. It's bad for her chakras.

"Great. Easier for me then" my brother said getting back to eating, I nodded my head in disapproval and caught Mason's eyes signaling me something.

I was not getting his mimics at all so I raised an eyebrow trying to get his message, I watched him roll his eyes and carefully look at Aiden and Emily and then straight to the television. The television?!

Oh! Oh got it!

"What if we watch a movie?" I asked out loud

"Sure I am done with studying" Emily responded while watching over the pizzas in the oven. I carefully signaled Mason to help me with Aiden.

"We could watch it too...we finish the assignment," Mason said touching Aiden's elbow

"Sure my pick" Aiden said shrugging his shoulders

"Your pick was last time, and Mason was the other one before. It's my pick"

"Your pick was like last week," Mason said

"Your pick was like last week" I mimicked him in a high-pitched voice although his voice was pretty deep "No it wasn't...I pass my choice to Em"

"Me?" she asked with big eyes while we looked at her "I am not good at choosing movies"

"Just choose something you'll like. It's your choice so we watch what you want" I explained while she nodded calmly

"I'll make the popcorn," Mason said getting up

Me and Emily ate in the kitchen aisle our pizzas while the boys were watching a football game.

Once we were done we cleaned the kitchen to watch the movies. While I was watching the dishes and Em was cleaning them she looked worried and I couldn't help but talk to her.

"Hey, are you ok?"

"I am not good at choosing movies," she said making me snort

"Em I love the movies we see together"

"But those are romantic comedies do you want me to put Mamma Mia for your brother and Mason to watch?"

"I mean I wouldn't mind " I said shrugging my shoulders and thinking about one of my favorite movies

"I can't do this, I can't even be next to your brother—" she said making my eyebrows frown. What did that mean?

"For some reason he... He made me—"

"What? You are scaring me" I told her

"He made me mad earlier you know I don't get mad or angry and he —"

"Ok calm down. This is normal, is Aiden's effect I feel that every time I talk to him or even look at him. You will get used to it" I elucidated her

"You don't get it..." Emily pouted and to interrupt our conversation Aiden talked

"Are you done? We have school tomorrow..." Aiden told us, remembering us tomorrow we had to wake up at 7 AM so we should watch the movie soon.

We finished the dishes and went quickly to the living room, we sat down on the other side of our huge grey couch.

"It's yours" Aiden pointed out as he threw the remote to our side while looking at Emily

She looked at me unsure and I simply gave her a confident nod. I hope this stupid idea of Mason helps. I guess it's just for a bit of... bonding!?

"Well let's see" Emily grabbed the remote while gulping and placed it on Netflix.

"Just choose something you like " I whispered to her, so she would forget the other two at the end of the couch.

"Ok well... let me see" She started to look for movies calmly while Mason and Aiden were on their phones doing god knows what. "Aly I am not sure..."

"Put something you already watched then that you like to see again" I advised, she nodded and when I looked at the TV there it was 'The proposal'.

Good I love this movie!

"Do you think they'll like it?" she whispered

"Who cares.." I commented getting wrapped up in my blanket and waiting for the movie to start "It's on boys" I warned them, they placed their phones down and adjusted themselves on the couch ready to watch the movie.

"What is this?" Aiden asked

"Ahh the proposal" Emily said shyly

"Sounds cheesy" he responded "Oh is that Ryan Reynolds?!" he said excitingly and that's what kept him watching the movie.

And as the movie kept going in Aiden liked it giving it small comments and asking for approvals from Mason. "Dude, he is really funny isn't he?"

"Oh look at that physique... what a man" my brother said in a not-so-jokingly manner

I watched my brother for some instances and he looked pretty happy, surprisingly he liked a romantic comedy movie. I was about to look at the movie again but my eyes got stuck in his, again and that smirk came up.

He looked at me for a while and then made a sign "I am going to get some water" he said getting up and hoping I got the message. What did he possibly want now?

"I am going to the bathroom," I said to Emily and I got up, cursing myself mentally for going after Mason and his orders. I watched him take a glass and disappear through the laundry room so instead of going to the kitchen, I walked over there without getting noticed although both of them were very immersed in the movie.

"What?" I whispered once I reached the door of the laundry, but in a split second, I felt my body being pulled and quickly changed place. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me inside the laundry room closing the door behind us.

"What do you want?" I asked angrily while whipping my clothes off with my hands

"I just thought we could give them a moment to talk," He said leaning against the counter

"What are you? Mother Theresa? " I joked as I leaned against the counter in front of him

"I also wanted to talk to you"

"What about?" I questioned as I crossed my arms

"Are you dating or not?" he asked with a careless expression

"Why are you so interested?"

"I'd like to know how many secrets am I keeping" I took a deep breath to get ready to respond to him

"No, I am not dating him"

"Your brother saw him talking to you this Monday by the benches of the field, he asked me if I knew something about you and the Roacher."

"Don't call him that?" I asked serenely

"Whatever, just watch out what you are doing. He suspects something is going on" he mentioned crossing his arms

"Ok, I will be more careful. Thank you" I said truthfully but I earned a chuckle instead

"I am doing everything but helping you believe me. Just keep your boy on the line if he doesn't want Aiden's punch as a tattoo" Mason warned me coldly

"Fine, but I am not dating him"

"What stopped you? You seemed quite desperate a few weeks ago"

"I am not desperate"

"Well, you looked like it."

"What do you know?"

"I just do... like everyone else. It's like you are running to get a boyfriend. What kind of race did you join?" he asked with a smirk

"I am not desperate for a boyfriend and stop talking like you know me that really pisses me off," I told him uncrossing my arms and pointing my finger at him as if threatening him.

He gave a small chuckle while his smirk grew to make me feel uneasy at those expressions "Like I know you...you're right. By the way have you made up your mind?" he asked making my eyebrows furrow together

"What are you talking about?" I took the freedom to ask

He uncrossed his arms leaned forward and took a few steps closer made my heart uncontrollably fast, was I afraid of him?

"I am talking about your wish, have you decided what you want?" he asked getting even closer

"Let's suppose I say yes... what would you do ?" I asked

"Everything that you want" he whispered getting closer and trapping me with both of his hands on each side of the counter, trapping me in the middle "which I presume is to get away from you and forget your secret" he whispered emphasizing the word 'your'

"So what do you want?" he asked me looking into my eyes, as his breath reached my face making my heart bump faster

But somehow I found the courage to respond "Can you do it?" I asked and I saw his eyes change, holding on to something...maybe longing.

"Do you want me to?"

"That was not my question" I straightened myself up getting closer to him the fabric of his black shirt touching my chest "Can you do it? Can you really forget it and let me live peacefully?"

And as if he woke up to reality, he got away from me straightened himself up also, and cleared his throat his eyes no longer landed on mine "I don't have the answer you want, I am sorry" he simply said gettingout of the laundry room and leaving me there alone and with half answers to my half questions.